A Hellenistic/Early Roman shipwreck assemblage off Ashkelon, Israel

E. Galili; V. Sussman; G. Stiebel; B. Rosen

doi:10.1111/j.1095-9270.2009.00249.x

A Hellenistic/Early Roman shipwreck assemblage off Ashkelon, Israel

E. Galili, V. Sussman, G. Stiebel, B. Rosen

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Abstract

Underwater surveys at Ashkelon during 1998 exposed a Hellenistic/Roman shipwreck. The ship, c.15-25 m long, sank in the 1st or 2nd century BC, and its remains include iron anchors, lead sheathing, copper nails, assorted metal artefacts, and shipwright's unused nails. Bronze vessels found-oil-lamp, shovel and ladles-could have functioned in cult rites. Weights and balance-scale parts demonstrate commercial activity. Fishing-net sinkers indicate involvement in fishing. This paper raises important points regarding the risk to shipwrecks on the Israeli coast from environmental and human interference, and suggests that Ashkelon never had a built-up port.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	125-145
Number of pages	21
Journal	International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
Volume	39
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-9270.2009.00249.x
State	Published - Mar 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Balance
Iron anchors
Shipwright
Symbolic ritual
Trumpet
Weights

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Oceanography
History
Archaeology
Paleontology

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A Hellenistic/Early Roman shipwreck assemblage off Ashkelon, Israel

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